Dave Rennie rugby player
Dave Rennie rugby player

Dave Rennie

1st Jan 1970 1.81m/kg Head Coach

The Rugby Championship: The Breakdown – Springboks preparing to pounce on struggling All Blacks

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

New Zealand are in a crisis by their standards, and things do not get any easier as they start the Rugby Championship in South Africa.     South Africa are favourites to inflict a third consecutive...

Rennie praises Australia captain Hooper's 'true courage' for withdrawing from Argentina Test

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Michael Hooper decided not to play against Argentina on Saturday, as the Australia captain is not in the right frame of mind.   Dave Rennie says captain Michael Hooper has shown "true courage" by...

Michael Hooper withdraws from the Wallaby squad and returns home

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hooper has returned to Australia and will not play in round on of the Rugby Championship as he believes he is not in the right mindset to fulfill his responsibility of leading his country.   ARU Media...

World Rankings: New Zealand and Australia could fall to record lows

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has published the ranking permutations for the opening round of The Rugby Championship 2022 this weekend.   Ahead of the opening round of the competition, South Africa are...

Uncapped Holloway starts, Cooper returns for Australia's clash with Pumas

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia head coach Dave Rennie has turned to the experience of Quade Cooper and the uncapped Jed Holloway to start against Argentina.     Jed Holloway will make his Test debut and Quade...

RANKED: Current Tier 1 coaches' win ratios

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ahead of the 2022 Rugby Championship, we look at the win ratios for the current tier 1 test head coaches.     Argentina and South Africa secured Series victories in July, while...

"I'd love Eddie to come back." - Wallaby attack coach

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Talk of Eddie Jones returning to Australia to take over the Wallabies ahead of the 2027 World Cup continues and the notion has found support within the current Wallabies ranks.    Australia’s...

Wallabies Squad Named For Argentina Tour: Arnold in, Kerevi out

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has confirmed a 36-man squad that will tour Argentina for the opening two matches of the 2022 Rugby Championship.     Rennie has brought in a number...

'It hurts': Wallabies reflect after tough series defeat

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wallabies coach Dave Rennie and captain Michael Hooper could barely hide the hurt after going down to England 21-17 at the SCG. The hosts started strong and created more than enough opportunities to build...

'You've just got to find a way' – Rennie refuses to blame Australia's series loss to England on injuries

2 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Australia were without 11 players for Saturday's defeat to England, yet Dave Rennie believes they still should have had enough to win.     Australia head coach Dave Rennie refused...